Collapsible barrel



W. H. McCRERY.

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION HLED MAYm. 1921.

1,391,900, PawntedSept. 27,1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. ivr cnnnY, or nonronx, vIReInIAQAssIeNon 'ro MconnnYsAnIrARY COLLAIPSIBLEBARREL oo vrrnnm, INCORPORATED, or PHILADELPHIA, rnnnsrn VANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

oonnArsrnnn BARREL.

- Application filed May 10,

To all column it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BIOCRERY, a citizen of the United States, residing, at Norfolk, in the county ofNorfolk and State I of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Bar-- rels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible barrels, and more particularly to, a barrel formed of sections having interlocking joints. V

An important object of the present invention is the provision of a collapsible barrel which will be durable and of substan-' tially the same strength as'a barrel of permanentconstruction. V V I A further object is the provision of a barrel having hooped sections mounted on the an opening in the'end of the adjacent section and received in the threaded block.

In the accompanying drawings, I have:

shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing: V j a Figure 1 isa side elevation, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, n

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig.2, I

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line H of Fig. 1, I

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation showing one I of the ends of the hoop section,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5, V

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the blank from which the hoop section is formed,

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the hoop section detached, and,

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 3, taken at right angles thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1- designates the stave sections of Specificatiouof Letters Patent.

Serial No. 468,319. I f

the barrel. As shown, a pair of substantially semi-cylindr cal stave sections are employed. The use of a particular number of stave sections, however, forms no part of the invention and a larger number ofstave sections may bejemployed-and connected to each'otherin the manner to be described.

- The opposite sides of the stave'se'ctions are provided with maleand female sections adapted to engage corresponding female and male connections formed on the adjacent. barrel. As shown, the.

stavev sections of the male section comprises a plate arranged over the edge of the stave section, as at 3,

Patented Sept. 27, 1921 the plate being extended along the sides of the stave section, as at 4. The female connection comprises a plate, portionsof which are arranged along the sides of the stave sections, as indlcated at 5, At one .slde of the barrel, the plate is extended outwardly v and then returned toward the edge ofthe barrel forminga side wall 60f the groove.

The adjacent portion oftheplate is arranged alongthe edge of the stave section, as indicated tended outwardly tion 6, as shown groove for parallel to the wall sec: at 8. This provides a at 7, and the plate isthenex the reception of the male connection carried by the adjacent stave edge,

As shown, one of offset, as at 9, a suflicient distance to allow for the width of the male connection;

Each of the stave sections is provided with a plurality of hoop sections 10. Any number of-hoopsectionsmay be employed.

depending upon the size of the barrel and the purpose for which it is to be used. As

the walls of the groove is l shown, the hoop sections are substantially semi-cylindrical and are provided with longitudinal flanges llbymeans of which the hoop section is secured to the stavesection of the barrel The opposite ends ofthe hoop sections are provided with male and I female connections adapted to engage cor responding female and male connections of the adjoining sections. In formingthemale connection (see Fig. 7), the hoop sections is provided with a projecting tab12and a.

pair of slots 13 are cut transversely through the flanges asufficient distance from the end of the hoop section. An opening 14: is formed adjacent the end of the hoop section and a threaded block or nut 15 is arranged beneath this opening. The block is adapted 7 formed of sheet .27. 'are adapted to be arranged beneath the to be arranged on the tab 12, which is bent upon itself, as indicated at 16, and then extended beneath the body portion of the hoop section as shown in Figs. 4 to 6. The portion 17 of the flanges between the slots 13 and the end of the hoop section are then bent or extended under the body portion, the inner end adjacent the slots being offset as at 18, to prevent displacement of the block 15. The entire end of the hoop section is then compressed or reduced in size to form a lip 19 sufficiently small to be received in the female end of the adjacent hoop section. The female end of the hoop section is provided with an opening adapted to register with the opening 14: and the threaded opening in the block 15 for the reception of a belt or set screw 20. r

The heads of the barrel are preferably metal or similar material and consist of substantially circular portions 21, the ends of which are provided with substantially channel-shaped sections 22 for the receptionof the ends of the stave sections. Bolts 23 are passed through these channel sections and through openings in the stave sections and these bolts are adapted to re ceive nuts 24: to secure the heads in position.

Astrip 25 is arranged longitudinally of the stavesections between the ends of the stave section. The ends of the strip are eX- tended over the ends of the stave sections, as at 26, and then extended along the outside of the stave sections as indicated at The extended ends of the strip 25 head of the barrel when the head is in position and the extension 27 terminates at substantially the bottom of the outside of the head. Suitable fastening elements 28 may be passed through the head, the strip 25 and the stave section. The hoop sections may be bolted or riveted to the strip 25, as indicated at 29. f

It will be apparen that by means of the present construction, a barrel is provided which may be readily and quickly assembled and, which is of substantial strength sufficient to meet the requirements The barrel may be knocked down when shipped empty, and thus effect a saving of space.

The interlocking hoop connections which arepositively retained in position by means of screws20, prevent the stave sections from separating, as the hoop sections are:secured directly to the corresponding stave sections. It is to be understood that the form 'of my invention herewith shown and described. is

to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in'the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be re: sorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus claim: I

1. A collapsible barrel comprising a plurality of stave sections, the adjacent edges of said stave sections being provided with interlocking joints, hoop sections secured to said stavesections, one end of each of said hoop sections being providedwith a recess, a projecting lip arranged on the other end of each of the hoop sections and adapted to be received in the recess of the adjacent section, and fastening means to retain said hoop sections in position.

2. A collapsible barrel comprising a plurality of stave sections, the adjacent edges of said stave sections being provided with interlocking joints, hoop sections secured to described my invention, I

said stave sections, one end-of each of said hoop sections having a projecting lip arranged thereon, said projectinglip being adapted to be received within the end of the adjacent hoop section, mounted in said lip,v and securing means passing through the adjacent hoop section and entering said block.

3. A collapsible barrel comprising a plurality of stave sections, the adjacent edges of said stave sections'being provided with interlocking joints, hoop sections secured to said stave sections, a portion of each of said hoop sections being spaced from the stave section, one end of eachof said hoop sections being provided with a pair of transverse slots in alinement with each other, the portion of the hoop. section between the slots and the end being arranged beneath the spaced portion, a threaded block arranged beneath the spaced portion and retained in a threaded block position by said portions, the opposite end of each of the hoop sections. being adapted to recelve said first mentioned end and being provided with an opening adapted to register with said threaded block, and a fastening element passing through said'opening and being received in said block In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, WILLI AM nnocnnar, Witnesses: I

OTTOMER SPEER, CLAnnnonW, TAynAn, 

